Senator James Lankford, R-Okla., discusses whether the ‘big beautiful bill’ will be passed including the tax cuts, calls to raise the debt ceiling and concerns over Russia dragging its feet on a ceasefire deal. An American who fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s and built a $200 million canned-food …
Read More »Millions of UK motorists could earn compensation in massive legal case | Personal Finance | Finance
Millions of motorists could be in line for compensation as the Supreme Court prepares to hear a landmark case this week into the car loan finance scandal. The hearing follows a decision by the Court of Appeal last year, which found that undisclosed commission payments to car dealers were unlawful. …
Read More »Planning for retirement? What to know about traditional, Roth IRAs
Ramsey Solutions financial expert George Kamel weighs in on Americans working past retirement age and provides advice for investors. Socking away money for retirement is something that’s top of mind for many people. Many Americans save money for their “Golden Years” through workplace retirement plans and individual accounts they set …
Read More »Sky Mobile customers urged to send text to cut bills after price rise | Personal Finance | Finance
Sky Mobile customers who are out of their minimum contract period are being hit with a price rise from this Friday, the network has announced. Anyone who is on Sky Mobile who is no longer in contract – for example, if you took out a 12-month contract 13 months ago, …
Read More »Inflation rises 3% in January, hotter than expected
Piper Sandler managing director and senior economist Jake Oubina breaks down Fed Chairman Powell’s testimony before lawmakers, the Federal Reserve’s handling of inflation and government spending. Inflation ticked higher in January as stubbornly high prices continued to strain Americans’ household finances as the Federal Reserve weighs a continued pause to …
Read More »Rachel Reeves claims yet another victim – how does she sleep at night? | Personal Finance | Finance
Once again, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has her fingers all over this one. An awful lot of businesses will meet a sticky end on her watch. Does she even care? This morning, one of Britain’s oldest department stores announced it will close as a direct result of her autumn Budget. Beales, …
Read More »Trump calls for lower interest rates to go ‘hand-in-hand’ with tariffs
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell shares the Federal Reserve’s semi-annual monetary policy report. President Donald Trump on Tuesday called out the Federal Reserve, saying the central bank should lower interest rates. “Interest Rates should be lowered, something which would go hand in hand with upcoming Tariffs!!!” Trump said in a …
Read More »Martin Lewis’ MSE predicts who will get £100 Nationwide payments | Personal Finance | Finance
Nationwide is expected to reward millions of customers with a “fairer share” bonus in 2025, and those eager to cash in are being urged to act sooner rather than later. Martin Lewis and his Money Saving Expert (MSE) team have issued advice on how individuals can “max their chances” of …
Read More »Spirit Airlines rejects another Frontier Airlines acquisition worth $2.16B
The Points Guy founder Brian Kelly discusses how Spirit Airlines’ bankruptcy could impact travel. Spirit Airlines rejected an acquisition offer worth about $2.16 billion from Frontier Group. Spirit and Frontier have been in merger talks since at least 2022, even before Spirit filed for bankruptcy in 2024. Spirit Airlines filed …
Read More »Major bank launches sub 4% interest mortgages in start of potential ‘price war’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Major bank launches sub 4% interest mortgages in start of potential ‘price war’ (Image: Getty) Santander UK is set to become the first high-street bank to offer a mortgage with an interest rate under 4% this year, unveiling four new deals. From Thursday, February 13, the bank will introduce two- …
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